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December 5, 2019

FastRace 1/8th off-road V2 centre drive joint

Coming from FastRace are new lightweight V2 centre drive joints for Team Associated, Mugen and SWorkz 1/8th off-road kits. Machined from high-quality Ergal material and featuring a lightweight design, the coupler offers exceptional durability due to four steel pins that prevent the driveshaft’s drive pins from grubbing into the coupler’s aluminium surface over time. An additional surface coating ensures further improved wear characteristics.

Source: Planet Racing [planetracing.it]

December 5, 2019

Team Associated WC19 T-shirts

Associated Electrics have introduced their new Team Associated WC19 T-shirts that sport some colourful splashes behind the Team Associated logo emblazon the front while Team Associated’s Champions by Design logo can be found on the back. The black T-shirts are 100 percent pre-shrunk cotton and available in three sizes for youth and six for men.

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December 3, 2019

Associated Electrics 760ml water bottle

Associated Electrics have introduced their new 26oz. aluminium water bottle. Holding 760ml of water or other chilled beverages the black colour bottle is decorated with the AE brand family logos on one side and the original “slot car track” design AE logo on the other. It can be attached it to your gear with the included carabiner for easy storage and transportation.

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November 24, 2019

Bezerk RC B6.1 series carbon fibre shock towers

Coming from Bezerk RC are new carbon fibre front and rear shock towers for the Team Associated B6.1 series of buggies. First up are the option rear towers for the B6.1 and B6.1D. With the laidback gearbox gaining popularity on track surfaces more in line with a standup gearbox, the trend among many B6.1 drivers is to shave the front of the rear arms and move them forward by up to 4mm. This modification creates a lot of sweep angle on the camber links which in turn can restrict the arm’s ability to wind up on power taking away grip. By relocating your camber link further forward to the tower this adds more forward traction. The B6.1 tower is a lower height variant of the B6.1D tower that is overall taller.

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November 22, 2019

Pro-Line Axis 2WD lightweight body shells

Pro-Line have introduced their all-new Axis 2WD lightweight buggy body shell for the Team Associated B6.1, the TLR 22 5.0 and the Yokomo YZ-2. Designed with the latest in CAD technology, the Axis features a super low-slung design with sharp lines throughout giving it an unmistakable look on the track. The body features a cab-forward design which provides enhanced steering response while the small side fins balances out the rear of the car with ideal side-bite. The rear of the Axis body has the right amount of clearance for the gearbox and fits the chassis and bulkhead shape of the race buggies perfectly. The bodies are made in the USA from light weight polycarbonate material and included with each body are two Air Force II 6.5” rear wings, paint-then-peel overspray film, window masks and Pro-Line decals.

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November 15, 2019

Bradley Baird teams up with Team Associated & CML

CML Distribution welcome 10-time Irish Champion, National A-finalist and world wide 1/8th off-road racer, Bradley Baird to the Team Associated 1/8th off-road team. Bradley will be on hand trackside at most major events and CML look forward to working with Bradley through 2020 and beyond.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

November 15, 2019

Aigoin Racing 1/8th buggy carbon fibre side guards

Aigoin Racing from France have introduced their new carbon fibre side guards for many of today’s 1/8th competition buggies. Moulded from high-quality carbon fibre the side guards are a direct replacement for the standard plastic or composite parts, offering greater rigidity, a low weight and overall improved looks. The side guards are available for the Xray XB8, Team Associated RC8 B3 and B3.1, Mugen MBX8 and MBX7, HB Racing D81x, TLR 8ight-X, and SWorkz S35-3 and S35e kits from now on and they include the required mounting hardware.

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November 15, 2019

Willspeed RF2 B6.1 conversion kit

Following on from the success of their 5-gear super laydown RF2 conversion based upon the Xray XB2 buggy, Willspeed have announced the release of a conversion platform for the popular Team Associated B6.1. The car builds on an aircraft-grade billet aluminium tub style chassis for the ultimate in lightweight, low COG, integral strength, single piece no tweak design. The signature ultra low profile aircraft-grade aluminium 5-gear transmission housing makes for optimised weight distribution with lowered idlers, lowered layshaft and unique no tower “A” frame design, for a hugely lowering COG. Other features include an aluminium low centre of gravity motor mount design, an aluminium shock tower with internal undercut keyway which interlocks with transmission housing for super solid tower mounting an the race ready car with full size shorty LiPo, full size servo and Schumacher tyres weighs in at approximately 1495g. With prototype cars excelling since their debut the B6.1 conversion will be up for grabs very soon.

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